Exhibitors Use Interactive Floor Plan Software to Register for ISEE Annual Conference
from the ISEE
Exhibitor registration kicks off this week for the 36th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, to be held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida, Feb. 7-10, 2010. Companies can now use this unique interactive floor plan software to register for exhibit space and view company profiles. More

College Hosts Milestone Drilling Safety Conference
from Kawartha Media Group
On July 25 and 26 Fleming College's Frost Campus welcomes the International Drilling Safety Conference: the first meeting of its kind involving major associations, manufacturers, consulting engineering firms and safety groups. More

Blast at McArthur, Ohio, Explosives Manufacturing Plant Injures at Least Eight
from The Associated Press via The Plain Dealer
At least eight workers were injured Tuesday in a blast at an explosives manufacturing plant in southeast Ohio. The explosion occurred about 10:30 a.m. at Austin Powder Co.'s Red Diamond plant near McArthur. It happened in a building where workers make detonating cord used in commercial blasting, said Mike Gleason, executive vice president. More

Lessons in Explosives, Blasts for Commandos
from Express India
Mumbai Commandos of Force One, the state’s first responders to terror, have completed a comprehensive training session at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) of the Defence Research Development Organisation in Pune to learn more about high-energy blast situations. More

Carbon Monoxide Released by Blasting Sickens Manheim Township Family
from the Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era
Residents of a Manheim Township development awoke early Thursday morning to the flashing lights of fire trucks and ambulances — and a neighbor lying in her backyard, overcome by carbon monoxide. More

Chinese Coal Mine Turned Park Opens to Tourists
from Xinhua
The National Mine Park in northeast China's Fuxin City, converted from Asia's largest open pit coal mine, opened to tourists on Monday. Admission to the park is free. Covering an area of 28 square kilometers, the park contains a cultural square, a museum, a viewing platform and other attractions. Its construction started in 2007. More

Mine Explosives are Safe, Expert Says
from Cincinnati.com
Some residents are concerned about the transportation and storage of explosives at a proposed mine site in Anderson Township. But Eugene Baker, a former explosives industry officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said explosives used for mining are safe. More

Irving Materials Seeks More Quarry Space
from The Indianapolis Star
Hamilton County Commissioners may approve the expansion of a Noblesville quarry Monday. Irving Materials Inc. will ask the commissioners in a meeting Monday to rezone 190 acres of farmland near Pennington Road and Ind. 38 East to allow mineral extraction and processing. The company wants to expand its current facility nearby, which is about 260 acres, according to the Hamilton County assessor's office. More

TSA Begins Pilot Test of Explosives Detection Technology at Port Jefferson Ferry
from PR Newswire
The Transportation Security Administration, in conjunction with the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, today begins a three-week pilot test of explosives screening of vehicles at the Port Jefferson Ferry Terminal. The pilot employs backscatter imaging technology to screen vehicles for explosives before they are driven onto the Port Jefferson-Bridgeport Ferry at Port Jefferson. More

Digging To Begin On Tunnel Project
from The Washington Post
Just outside the Capital Beltway in the heart of Montgomery County, workers will soon blast, drill and cut a massive 5.3-mile tunnel deep into the earth as part of a four-year project to install the final major link in the Maryland suburbs' water system. More